Every Single Person on Surly At Risk for Scam

[phdhorn 6224]

With no exceptions.  Read and learn.
 

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New blackmail scam: Pay $8,600 or we’ll send your family video of you watching porn

by Tim Barber/ABC7
Friday, July 27th 2018

PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, Va. (ABC7) — Police are warning about a new online blackmail scam trying to force you into giving up your money.

It all starts with an email that includes “your password” front and center.

The criminals give you two options: “…turn a deaf ear to this e-mail…” or “…or pay me $8,600…”

If you don’t pay, the criminals threaten to send a video of you watching porn to your friends, family, and co-workers.

Prince William County Police say it’s a scam sweeping the nation. And there’s a third option.

“If you get an e-mail like this, don’t open any attachments,” says Officer Nathan Probus. “We would encourage, if they see them, to delete them.”

These scams often have the same fake script with just one bit of personal information at the top, which they switch out for each victim. In some cases, they stole the person’s old password.

The latest scam has a new twist. The criminals write: “You’ll make the payment by Bitcoin (if you do not know this, just type “how to purchase bitcoin” in Google).”

The potential victim only gets one day to make the payment.

https://wjla.com/news/crime/new-blackmail-scam-pay-8600-or-well-send-your-family-video-of-you-watching-porn

 

[Guest]

Just watching porn?

 

I know that's fake...

[LongestHorn 759]

Neither my family nor my employers would be surprised to learn I masturbate to pornography.

How often is the real threat.

[RoundRobin 828]

I actually got this email. Thought it was a nice change to the usual old crap. Bravo, Nigerian scammers. 

[Biff Tannen 45747]

So where does this supposed video come from?  Did they install a camera in my house?  Did they hack the webcam on my computer?  Drone from outside?

[South Austin 52625]

1 minute ago, Biff Tannen said:

So where does this supposed video come from?  Did they install a camera in my house?  Did they hack the webcam on my computer?  Drone from outside?

That's not a denial.

[Surly Bevo 25167]

Wonder how they priced the ransom at $8,600?

[Parliament 14333]

They'd finally know I'm not gay.

[Dbeasy 15094]

I’ve gotten several of these. The thing that was concerning is that they actually did have a password of mine (since changed of course).

[TexArcher 38075]

They can put a picture of my O face on a billboard for all I care.  I'm proud of it.

[Brew 3049]

One of my employees got a similar email. It was from someone that said they hacked his phone on his camera and had video of him beating it to porn. They wanted $300 or they were going to send it to his work email list. The way it was worded was very specific, so it freaked him out. He ended up quitting over it although nothing came of it.

[Surly Bevo 25167]

 

[wild_turkey 3182]

It's always interesting when elements of Black Mirror translate into real life:

 

Edited July 28, 2018 by wild_turkey

[52-80 19262]

2 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Wonder how they priced the ransom at $8,600?

It's 1 bitcoin

[BillyGoatHill 4312]

Will they take Best Buy coupons? (asking for a friend of course)...

Edited July 28, 2018 by BillyGoatHill

[SDG 3319]

Challenge accepted.  

[Chooky 13319]

What if I constantly masturbate in front of family, friends and co workers already?  Cool.  Free shit.

[RDCanecutter 26475]

"Watch" porn? I "watch" football, meaning I just passively stare at the screen.

I participate in porn.

[LongestHorn 759]

5 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Wonder how they priced the ransom at $8,600?

Used Pirate Ships run around $8500 each, as a currency standard.

[phdhorn 6224]

6 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Wonder how they priced the ransom at $8,600?

Kinda reminds me of this:

Weird amount to ask for...

Edited July 28, 2018 by phdhorn

[Beau Vine 54457]

Haha, my wife told me this morning that she got one of these, so that's when I knew it was a scam and put a stop payment on the money order I had just sent.

[Guest Lobo]

I got shook down for about the same thing before.  $52,000 at each pickup...twice per year.  Yet somehow the blackmailers rounded it up to $105,000 per year. . 

Fucking maths.  The film quality was decent enough for the time though, considering what we were all up to.  Then they wanted my car.  Because the cassette player was awesome.

[atomheartbevo 89812]

9 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Wonder how they priced the ransom at $8,600?

2457 multiplied by 3.50 and then rounded up.

[Tyler Durden 132]

6 hours ago, Chooky said:

What if I constantly masturbate in front of family, friends and co workers already?  Cool.  Free shit.

Who the hell knew Louis C.K. posts on Surly?

[SDG 3319]

Jokes on them.  My porn LT is a burner. In the age of chrome why not keep 2 laptops?  

Edited July 29, 2018 by SDG

[Dolemite 143]

23 hours ago, Surly Bevo said:

Wonder how they priced the ransom at $8,600?

LIkely a mistake. Probably meant 10k dollars. One dollar is approx .86 Euro. 

Edited July 29, 2018 by Dolemite

[Horn Dog 9940]

13 hours ago, SDG said:

Jokes on them.  My porn LT is a burner. In the age of chrome why not keep 2 laptops?  

1.  Take your burner LP and open every nefarious looking attachment in your spam box.

2.  Put every White House, Congressional, government and news related email address on your contacts list.

3. Put on a Trump mask, and vigorously beat off to every video under the categories of ‘Ivanka’ and ‘Cucked by Putin’

4.  Make sure to use your ‘small’ hand and don’t forget to hold a Big Mac in free hand.

5. Profit.

[Gucci_Suit 2660]

This actually might be a good way to get dates. All I have to do is pay them $8,600 and they’ll send the video for me? 

[RDCanecutter 26475]

2 hours ago, Horn Dog said:

1.  Take your burner LP and open every nefarious looking attachment in your spam box.

2.  Put every White House, Congressional, government and news related email address on your contacts list.

3. Put on a Trump mask, and vigorously beat off to every video under the categories of ‘Ivanka’ and ‘Cucked by Putin’

4.  Make sure to use your ‘small’ hand and don’t forget to hold a Big Mac in free hand.

5. Profit.

Wait, I was supposed to be eating Big Macs?

[texhorn 351]

I got it too. Except they wanted $3k. My favorite part was the threat that they’ll send the video to 10 friends if I didn’t respond within 24 hours. Hah! Good luck, I don’t have 10 friends. Suckers.


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